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Just read this article in LA Times and it surprised me. It stated “Nearly a third of children on the social networking site are ready to unfriend their parents for nagging chats and clueless comments, according to an AOL survey.” I wonder what that percentage would look like for students in our student ministry. I [...]

I wish I knew the whole answer to this question but here are a few things I’ve been thinking about: First read my Personal Disclaimer: I wrote this post for people who merely want to have as a part of their core mission to attract this younger generation to their church.  What I’m personally thinking [...]

I’ve seen lots of previews for the new show “Huge” and even though I don’t watch a lot of tv shows I’m excited to see what’s portrayed in this show. I read this and thought i’d love to ask what people think about when they hear camp. I talk about “camp” a lot but I [...]

(I keep hearing, “She’ll be grown-up before you know it“.  My internal response, “shut it, let me enjoy every moment until then“.  In case your wondering, my outward response, I just smile.) Everyone knows that students are “growing older younger” but not everyone knows  this is called “Age Compression”.  Not that it really matters what [...]

Grabbed this from over on Fuller’s site and wanted to post it because I’m DEEPLY passionate about this topic and Dan Hodge PhD has added some new language to this dialog that wasn’t previously there.  I love the way he’s thinking and I love the connective tissue he proposes. After checking this out you should [...]

Not gonna lie, I was a little shocked when I read this: “…it’s a fact that teenagers today seem to be crossing their fingers behind their back more and more. They are cheating and stealing more, too. The latest Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth, by the Josephson Institute of Ethics, shows teens are [...]

(Photo by Jeff Myers) I’m dreaming about an axiom I can use to sum up ALL of the beast known as student/youth culture! I’m pretty sure that’s an impossible task but it would make our jobs in student ministry a little easier.  I wish there was a concise or condensed way to sum up what [...]

I found this odd…I’m really interested in seeing how this plays out. A 16-year-old Arkansas boy is taking his mother to court over accusations she broke into his Facebook account and wrote slanderous comments about him. But Denise New claims she was just concerned about her boy’s behavior, and the case could challenge the rights of parents [...]

Here’s something I’ve heard hinted to hundreds of time since doing full-time ministry but I’m learning it’s truth more and more each day! Here’s how I would word it: “Students are beyond eager to be part of something bigger than themselves, to the point that, when deprived of the chance to do so, they grow [...]